Flower of Darkness

 

“Flowers of Darkness” by Tatiana De Rosnay

Finished 10/11/20

3.5/5 stars

 

I feel bad giving this novel just 3.5 stars because I truly enjoyed the characters and their relationships but there’s just a little too much “big brother” and robotic pieces for me to fully enjoy it.  In other novels by Tatiana De Rosnay like “Sarah’s Key” and “A Secret Kept”, she created characters and storylines I greatly enjoyed.  This time the storyline fell short due to some of the AI aspects – without giving anything away, there are two robots in the story that make it more of a sci-fi book than a mystery or suspense novel in my opinion.  I did enjoy the characters though.  Most are likable and relatable in some sense.  There could have been more relationship development between some of the characters but overall I still enjoyed their interactions.  I really enjoyed the main character’s relationship with her granddaughter, but again, I think there could have been more done around it.  Overall, I found it to be a good read, just not a great read.

Thank you to both Netgalley and St Martin’s Press for an early eGalley in return for an honest review.

A Spool of Blue Thread

 

“A Spool of Blue Thread” by Anne Tyler

3/5 stars

 I honestly don’t know what to say about this book other than it was just OK.  None of the characters were great but I can say Denny was my favorite.  The storylines weren’t anything special, although at times a little odd.  There just wasn’t anything pulling me in and drawing me back to pick it back up to read.  I think that’s why it took so long to finish.

 On to the next 😊